All this talk of blue jeans reminds me of a kid I knew years ago, who was NOT ALLOWED to wear blue jeans. Seems his mother came from a very wealthy "Old Money" family, and she equated blue jeans with lower class working folk, and she was not going to allow her son to wear such an article of clothing.

For his mother, blue jeans were not clothes, they were a uniform; or more precisely a symbol. I'm sure at one point in time, that was true. But, nowadays, jeans have outgrown that symbol of working class (Heck, I've seen jeans paired with a tux shirt & jacket at weddings).

Kilts are following in blue jeans' path. They've gone from being merely functional, to being a symbol/uniform of scottish/clan/highland pride. Now as their popularity increases they're becoming more of a fashion statement, just as jeans have done.

Seems to me this is the natural progression of things. Does that mean that the kilt will stop being a symbol of Scottish/Clan/Highland pride? I doubt it. Does that mean that more people will embrace and enjoy the freedom the kilt offers? I hope so. I just hope people take enough time to learn at least a little of the history and heritage of the kilt, and wear them with pride, as I know WE all do.